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The Christmas holiday is one of the most difficult times of the year to stay ‘green,’ but rocket launching our Christmas tree was a great way to recycle our trash destined tree. 32 large rocket engines and some careful calculations ensured fun for the whole family.

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As the holiday season approaches, it is time to begin thinking about ordering the annual holiday greeting cards for friends, family, business associates and customers.  Given the environmental concerns this year, sending holiday cards printed on recycled paper would seem to make good common sense.

When shopping for recycled holiday cards there are a variety of formats from which to choose, printed on different colored paper stocks.  Many recycled cards are touted as “printed on 100% recycled paper.”  Some even go as far as to state what percentage of that paper is actually of recycled post-consumer fibers.  How is Recycled Paper Made? is a good reference on the paper making process, explaining the differences between pre and post consumer fibers as used in making recycled paper.

When recycled paper became popular years ago it was thought that it should look like it was recycled.  Consumers expected to see bits of trash or flecks of foreign particles in the paper, feeling this was necessary in order to be certain the paper was actually recycled.  That is no longer the case.  Recycled paper can be just as bright white and clean as virgin pulp.  Without the recycled symbol printed somewhere on the card it would be almost impossible to tell if the card stock it was printed on was actually recycled.

Here in lies the quandary.  When championing the cause of environmental protectionism, does it appear you are doing your part to help if you choose to send nice white recycled greeting cards this holiday season?  Even if the recycled symbol is on the back of the card, is that good enough to call attention to your participation in the go green cause?

Or, would you be better off sending cards printed on recycled brown Kraft card stock?  Of course, cards printed on brown recycled paper can look just as nice, depending on the ink colors used, but it that necessary?  Are consumers becoming more familiar with the recycled symbol and actually looking for it on printed materials?

It is interesting to note that there are not many recycled holiday cards available in the marketplace, even with the rush to go green.  And, if offered, there are not many pleasing designs from which to choose.  The exception would be a company called CardsDirect.  On their website are over 100 card designs with everything from Christmas cards to Birthday cards.  Many are clearly intended for those wanting to promote environmental awareness with designs that actually incorporate the recycled symbol and sentiments such as, “Season’s Greenings.”

Even more interesting is that several designs are offered printed on brown Kraft or white card stock for those unsure on which way to go.  Which leads me back to my original question… should a recycled holiday card look recycled?  As the holiday season approaches, I look forward to your thoughts on the matter.

How do you find the idea of helping the environment, helping other people and still earn from your effort? You can realize this by participating in the toner recycling Canada program. This is an environmental drive that will reward you for your kindness.

The toner recycling Canada program seeks to reduce and ultimately eliminate wasteful usage of toner cartridges. By recycling the toners, it can effectively solve the problem of dumping non-biodegradable plastics on landfills and waterways in Canada.

Toner cartridges are primarily composed of plastic. Toners have mechanical wheel necessary for its printing function. These empty cartridges will contain substances of ink that can become toxic overtime. The plastic on the other hand will last for millions of years. If you burn these plastics, it will contribute to the destruction of the ozone layer thus worsening global warming.

The toner recycling Canada program therefore is an excellent initiative to help the environment recover from the destructive effects of plastics. Another excellent thing about toner recycling Canada program is it can help in funding hospitals, building schools, and saving sick babies who need medical help.

So if you participate in a toner recycling Canada program, you will help not only the environment but also little and frail children who needs medical attention. The good thing is you get a monetary reward for your efforts in toner recycling Canada program. That’s because the toner recycling Canada program will pay for every empty cartridges you turn in.

So here are the ways how you can help and how you can earn from the toner recycling Canada program.

1.Spread the word about a toner recycling Canada program. Learn the requirements in participating in the toner recycling Canada program. In this way, you can do your own efforts and others can also join in this environmental drive.

2.Every empty toner cartridges you collect reduces the waste in the environment. So collect many empty toner cartridges to make an impact. You will surely be rewarded by the toner recycling Canada program for your hard work.

3.Of course do not expect that all empty cartridges you may collect can be paid by the toner recycling Canada program. Only good condition empty toner cartridges can be monetized. The toner recycling Canada program will test each cartridge and determine if it can still be recycled. Your earnings will depend on how many empty cartridges are accepted by the toner recycling Canada program.

4.If you have an online money transfer account, then your earnings will be sent there. So it is best to open a free account now to get your earnings from the toner recycling Canada program faster.

5.Lastly, what you earn can do many things. For example, you can use it as your seed money for further campaigns in collecting empty toner cartridges. It can also fund your own info drive to recruit more people for the toner recycling Canada program.

Participate in the toner recycling campaign in Canada and help clean the environment of plastics and toxic materials.

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According to a 2007 news story by the CBC, Ottawaâ??s apartment tenants throw out an astonishing 81 per cent of all materials that could be recycled!

While the routine behind garbage and recycling collection can certainly be different when youâ??re living in an apartment (compared to living in single-family house), just because youâ??re in a high-rise doesnâ??t mean youâ??re above recycling.

What You Can Recycle

Although the bins might be different sizes and different colours than the ones in single-family homes, the same types of materials can still be recycled when youâ??re living in an apartment building:

·        Plastic containers with a recycling triangle on the bottom, including all bottles, pails, tubs and jugs

·        Aluminum drink cans

·        Tin food cans

·        Milk and juice cartons

·        Juice boxes

·        Glass jars and bottles (clear and coloured)

·        Newspapers and inserts, flyers and junk mail

·        Magazines, phone books, household paper, shredded paper and envelopes

·        Cardboard egg cartons and paper tubes

·        Flattened cardboard (e.g., cereal, cracker, tissue, laundry, shoe and packing boxes)

All apartment buildings should have onsite recycling containers (and some even have dedicated recycling rooms on each floor, for maximum tenant convenience). If youâ??re not sure where the recycling bins in your building are located, check with your building manager.

For proper disposal of special waste such as paint, construction materials, appliances, tires, or old mattresses and furniture, talk to the building manager or superintendent of your building â?? donâ??t just mindlessly throw it away!

Avoid Recycling Bin Contamination

With so many things capable of being recycled, why then is so much of it thrown away? A leading factor in the amount of recyclables that are tossed out with the trash is the contamination of apartment recycling bins â?? and itâ??s an issue that apartment tenants can prevent with just a little bit of effort.

When materials are placed in the wrong recycling bin, nothing can be recycled! The bin is either left behind or the contents must be collected as garbage, as it is too costly and time-consuming to sort through. To avoid this:

·        Donâ??t put your recyclables in plastic bags. These bags cannot be recycled, and as a result, anything placed inside plastic bags cannot be recycled either. As well, donâ??t tie your materials together, as processing facilities cannot remove string or wires.

·        Remember, glass, metal and plastic go into one bin. Paper and cardboard go into the other. Donâ??t put your material into the first recycling bin you see, and donâ??t toss any sort of garbage into the recycling bin!

·        Not everything is recyclable. Items such as hard plastics (cups and dishes), styrofoam packaging, motor oil bottles, aerosol cans, chip bags and candy wrappers, etc. should not be put in the recycling bins.

Get Paid to Recycle

If, for whatever reason, you need a bigger incentive to recycle than helping the environment, howâ??s this â?? recycling can save you money, too! Instead of placing them in your apartment buildingâ??s bins, you can always return your empty wine, beer, and spirit container to The Beer Store for a full deposit refund. This includes glass bottles, bag-in-box, Tetra Pak containers, plastic bottles, and aluminum and steel containers on which deposits have been charged.

Itâ??s clear that as apartment tenants, we need to work extra hard to make sure we recycle everything we can. To this end, the City of Ottawa has made a Recycling and Disposal Guide available to all Ottawa residents living in apartment buildings. It can be downloaded at: http://www.ottawa.ca/city_services/recycling_garbage/apartment/index_en.html.

Recycle cell phones? Absolutely!

Did you know that you can actually recycle your old or used cell phones? If you’re like most people, you probably have an old cell phone or two hidden in a drawer somewhere. In a few months or years, you’ll rediscover these hidden phones and having no further use to you, these old units will most likely end up in your garbage bin and thence, in your city’s landfill.

But there’s a better, more environmentally-responsible, even more profitable way to dispose of your old cell phones. Cell phone recycling is the answer.

There may be around 700 million used or old cell phones in America today, with approximately 125 million discarded cell phones added every year. According to a study done by a market intelligence firm iSuppli Corporation in 2007, 36.8 percent stored their cell phones in their drawers, 10.2 percent threw their cell phones away or declared these as lost or stolen, and only 9.4 percent recycled their used or old cell phones. In actual numbers, that’s 10 million cell phones rotting away in our country’s landfills and 37 million cell phones gathering dust in the drawers of America – and that’s from 2007 alone!

Why should you recycle your cell phones?

Like other electronic wastes, cell phones in their circuit boards and batteries, contain such harmful heavy metals like lead, mercury, and cadmium. Dangerous chemicals like brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are also found in the plastic casing of most cell phones. According to Dr. Anne Marie Helmenstine, author and leading authority in biomedical sciences, lead has been found to cause development problems in children and diminishes brain functions even in adults. Cadmium exposure can lead to “liver and irreversible kidney problems (often fatal), respiratory and bone density problems. Compounds containing cadmium are also carcinogenic.”

Most of our landfills today are scientifically designed to contain chemicals leaking from the solid waste, but will you gamble the health of your children and your’s on the chance that cell phones and other electronic wastes we so carelessly throw to our landfills will not leach chemicals into our underground water systems? The likelihood of these dangerous and deadly chemicals seeping into our water systems is just too high. By dumping cell phones and other electronic wastes in our landfills, we are practically poisoning ourselves.

Is there money in cell phone recycling?

Yes. As a matter of fact, cell phone recycling can be quite lucrative. You can make money by selling your used or old cell phones to recycling and refurbishing companies like Pacebutler Corporation in Edmond, OK who will pay as much as $50 for each cell phone you turn in and will even pay for the shipping of packages containing at least 4 cell phones. The refurbishing company then turns around, and refurbishes these cell phones to be marketed to wholesale buyers abroad, bringing communication capability to people from developing countries in South America and other areas.

On a much larger scale, recycling companies like Umicore in Belgium, who process unserviceable cell phones and e-waste, are able to extract such precious metals and other materials from cell phones like gold, silver, platinum, copper, coltan, plastic and glass, etc. from these. Did you know that there’s more gold found in one metric ton of cell phone and other electronic waste than 17 tons of gold ore excavated and refined through the traditional mining process? The good news is, after the entire recycling process is over, less than half of 1% of the entire electronic waste processed, is deemed unfit to be returned to the production cycle and is then just burned for energy generation.

The precious metals present in each cell phone are basically just trace amounts, so it’s impractical and patently dangerous (because of the industrial chemicals necessary) for you to try and extract these minerals from your cell phone at home. It may seem like a joke, but it was in the news last month – a man who fancied himself as an “urban miner” got poisoned by the industrial chemicals he was using, while “mining” cell phones. The giant recycling firms make money by processing tons and tons of cell phones and other electronic waste.

How do you recycle cell phones?

Give your old or used cell phones to friends or family. Perhaps the most practical and easiest way to recycle cell phones is by extending the life cycle of old phones by giving these away to a friend or a family member. Most of the cell phones we hide or throw away in exchange for a newer model or after we switched to a different provider are still perfectly usable. You can give it to a friend or a younger sister, and you’re sure that cell phone will have a year or two more of use before getting permanently retired. But then again, if you go by this route, you’re merely extending the life cycle of your old phones. You can put in a word for the environment by asking the person you’re giving your phone to, to recycle it properly when the time comes.

Recycle cell phones through the manufacturer or service provider. Did you know that you can actually return your old cell phones to the manufacturer? The leading US manufacturers and service providers like AT&T, Verizon, and Sprint all have cell phone take-back programs, complete with free shipping and/or discounts in subsequent purchases. These companies will ensure that the cell phones are recycled or refurbished in a responsible and environmentally-sound process. It’s a win-win solution, too. The companies win by having access to a steady stream of recycled materials for manufacturing of new items. You win by making sure the your old phones are recycled responsibly and by getting the discounts from your purchases.

Donate your cell phones to your favorite charity. Many charitable and non-profit organizations today are able to raise funds for their respective charities and projects by collecting used and old cell phones, and then selling them to recyclers and refurbishers. If you want to start such a project in your own city or neighborhood, you can network with other non-profit organizations and even ask for material support from the recycling companies. People, even kids, are doing it. If you live near a zoo, chances are you’ve seen cell phone collection boxes near the zoo entrance. The fact is, by raising funds for a worthy cause by collecting and reselling old cell phones, you are putting to good use something that would have been useless, even harmful if disposed improperly.

Recycle cell phones through recycling and refurbishing companies. Selling your old or used cell phones to companies like Pacebutler Corporation is a fast and convenient option. You can actually process everything online in a few minutes. All you need to do is access the company’s website, check for the actual buying prices of your cell phones’ model, and request for a shipping label. Once you have the pre-paid labels, you can box and send your old cell phones to the company. The turn-around time is very fast for these online transactions, too. Generally, the company sends you your check within 4 business days after receiving your cell phones.

To summarize, we have outlined here the paramount importance of recycling your old or used cell phones, in the light of potential impact on the environment and people’s health. There is still so much room for growth in our cell phone recycling efforts, as we’ve seen in the numbers above. But things are looking up, as more and more people become aware of the importance and the absolute necessity to recycle cell phones, we should be able to move forward in increasing the cell phone recycling rate nationwide.

Recycle your cell phones today. As the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says, “it’s an easy call to make.”

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The markets across the globe are filled with recycled promotional gifts. Due to environmental concerns, more and more people are using recycled products and therefore there has been an upsurge in the demand of recycled items. Due to increased demand, there are large varieties of eco-friendly recycled promotional gifts available in the market. Go to any gifts shop and you will find many varieties of recycled products which can be used as promotional products. You have recycled paper bags, recycled pencils and  many other useful products which are manufactured with recycled materials. The large varieties of recycled promotional gifts offer an opportunity to companies to promote their products through recycled promotional gifts.

Due to the availability of many varieties of recycled products, companies are increasingly using them as promotional gifts for their customers.  At Ideasbynet, our online shop, we have around hundred varieties of recycled items which are perfect for gifting. Some of the attractive recycled promotional items available in our shop include:-

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RECYCLED CLASSIC MUGS- Mugs are highly practical gifts. They are used in every home and office. And what could be a better idea than gifting recycled classic mugs  to your clients. The classic mugs are manufactured in acrylic and go a long way in keeping the environment clean. The eco-friendly recycled mugs are beautifully designed and are sure to appeal to your clients,
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